Princeton Credit Bureaus Meet Weigh Tax Issues
Delegates at the Princeton convention discussed unequal sales taxes and proposed taxation reforms in a session at the Christian church. Speakers urged uniform garnishment laws and highlighted Mercury County and Mercer County tax data, with education and mass athletics topics later on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Dennis McNeill
Mountine
W. A. Rogerson
Clarkepure
Iman
Welch
Walter Mentington
R. BE. Tros
T. W. Newton
Harry Grevena
Plaefeld
Thornton
W. L. Harmas
Princeton
EB. Trosper
Bluefield
P. W. Newton
Pinefield
G . Ludderar
Parkershoro
George W. Liehl
Concord College
Athens
Virginian Hotel
Dennis McNeal
Huntington
Princeton Notices Highlight Local Events and Legal Notices
Local license issued for marriage of Hubert Carver and Vera Minnick in Goodwill County court records. Street Mist Church event draws hundreds as Frigidaire shipment arrives for Princeton distribution. Two injuries in a head on collision near Athens. Lake Shawnee amusement draws crowds while Kiwanis teams prep for game. Old gray mare dies at Snidow’s farm. arrests for moonshine and liquor charges noted. Classifieds advertise dresses and plants. notices recap lodge meeting and county clerk race announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Carver
Vera Minnick
Goodwill
Conley T. Snidow
Snddow
Lake Shawnee
Bruce Lester
Elgood
Justice of the Peace
A. Martin
Athens
Dillard
Bluefield
Lewisburg
R B McKenzie Dies After Long Illness at 48
R B McKenzie county traffic officer died at his Elgood home after an eight month stomach cancer illness. He served until March, spent two weeks in Hinton hospital, and will be honored at funeral 2 pm at Elgood Church with Masons and Elks delegations. Survived by widow and eight children Modoc Eugene Emma Elberta B B Jr Bernard Leonard John. brothers F G McKenzie John A W L G Mercer Chester Ky Charles Roa. sisters Mrs Waite and Mrs M Christie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. McKenzie
Elgood
McKenzie
Hinton
Modoc
Eugene
Emma
Elberta
B. B
Bernard
Leonard
John
F. G. McKenzie
Green Vales
John A
Peterstown
Mercer County
Chester
Ee Ky
Charles
Roa
Mrs. Waite
Bye
M. Christie
Ton
Summer Director of Mass Athletics at Concert College
The Concert College announces a historic first as it names a Summer Director of Mass Athletics. The appointment marks a new era in campus sports leadership and program coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedre Jackson
Concord
West Diehl
Cord College
George M. Ford
State Superintendent of Schools
Concert College
Balder son Dies From Huntington Auto Crash Injuries
David Wayne Balderson former East Princeton School assistant principal died at Huntington's Kessler-Hatzfield hospital from injuries suffered in a Huntington auto crash Wednesday. A World War veteran and Marshall College graduate, Balderson lived in New England West Virginia and is survived by his father and two brothers at Belleville. Burial plans announced.
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David Wayne Balderson
East Princeton
New England
W. Va
Huntington
Balderson
Princeton
France
Marshall College
Belleville
Princeton Social Circles Willing Workers Meeting
The Willing Workers Class of the Christian church will hold their monthly meeting at Mrs. HM L Glenn's Bluefield road home this evening. Members meet at the Princeton Power Company waiting room at 7 30.
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The
Christian Church
HM. L. Glenn
Bluefield Road
Princeton Power Company
Measuring Party At Methodist Church Social
The Junior Missionary Society of the Methodist church will host a measuring party and social at the church basement from 3 to 5 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Mathew French DAR Chapter to Meet with Mrs Beard
The Mathew French Chapter of the D A R will meet with Mrs. R P Beard on Hale Avenue Friday at 3 o clock in the afternoon.
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Tp A. R
Mathew French Chapter
R. P. Beard
Hale Avenue
Princeton Personalities Touch Down and Travel Patter
Roanoke business visitor I F Saunders in town yesterday. W W Barton and son Mark return from Abingdon Virginia where Eloise Barton attends Epworth League convention. H F Gay and children Frank and Mary Elizabeth arrive from Atlanta to visit Hi Gay on Honaker avenue. Geneva Noble of Monroe...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
I. F. Saunders
Roanoke
W. W. Barton
Mark
Straley Avenue
Abingdon
Eloise Barton
H. F. Gay
Frank
Mary Elizabeth
Atlanta
Hi. Gay
Honaker Avenue
Geneva Noble
Monroe
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Travels
County resident visits Mr and Mrs W B McClaugherty on Straley avenue. Miss Clara Meadows vacationing at Oakvale. Mr and Mrs G P Lively of Hinton spent weekend with friends in Prince ton. Mrs W G Craneee weekend with friends and wives at Tophet. Vance Thompson spent weekend at home in Prince ton. Lila Nessa Bailey Ola Burgess Hilah Mathews went to Beckley Sunday returning the same day. May Aagaard returned from Richmond after visiting Dr Pberts course. R E Claytor called a United Sunday on -. Death of his father P Claytor noted. Mabel Snead returned from Pearisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Meadows
Oakvale
G. P. Lively
Hinton
Prince
W. G. Craneee
Tophet
Vance Thompson
Princeton
Lila
Nessa Bailey
Ola Burgess
Hilah Mathews
Beckley
May Aagaard
Richmond
J. EB Hamblin
Keystone
Grace Hospital
J. W. Cooley
Arlington
Tees
Joseph M. Sanders, Jr
Bluefield
Frederick W. Black
Mr. Marshall
Welch
D. Lawrence Anvil
Saeger
Robert Simpkins
Kimball
Welch Hospital
I. Katzen
Roanoke
I. J. Matz
L. H. Clarke
Kyle
Sheriff McGinnis Hatfield
Northfork
Kate Wilson White
Charleston
W. J. Murphy
New York
Murphy
West Virginia Land Company
Irene Feree
Caustia Buchanan
Camp Creek
Squire Jones A. Lay
Welch Y Lay
H. L. KirkPatrick
Mohegan
Greenbrier
Routine Matters At County Court Session
Only routine matters came before the county court at the last monthly session. Three commissioners were present, with candidates for county commissioner positions discussing six year duties. Road reports and petitions for repairs filled the docket. The court aims to finish the Giotto to Wyoming line and the road to Glen Lyn this fall, then have them taken over as state highways. It also seeks to complete Bluefield to Abshire Gap and push a macadam road from A to the Summers county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lar
Giotto
Wyoming
Glen Lyn
State Road Commission
Bluefield
Bland
Abshire Gap
Summers County
State road commission to take charge for through route
The state road commission will assume control to establish a through route connecting Tazewell and Bly with Hinton. This plan would also link the few state roads from White Sulphur via Charles [text cut].
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Tion
State Road Commission
Tazewell
Bly
Hinton
White Sulphur
Charleston
Primary election announcement for Joe M. Snider
A political notice announces the August 3 1926 primary election for Joe M Snider of Princeton West Virginia. The brief item confirms candidacy and election timing in the 1920s political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe M. Snider
Princeton
W. Va
M'Comas Defeats Pocahontas All-Star Team Sunday
The game at Pocahontas ball park Sunday afternoon ended with M'Comas defeating the Pocahontas All-Star team in a hectic battle. Key players Hughie Lowe and Levi starred for M'Comas while Lowe and Fulford led Poca hitters. The contest featured tight moments and sharp passes as both sides battled for control.
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M’comas
Pocahontas Ball Park
Aes Aicmiars
Hughie
Lowe
Levi
Pocabentas
Fulford
eComas
Welch Voters to Decide 72000 Bond Issue Today
Welch voters go to the polls to approve a 72000 bond issue to fund street improvements on First and Second avenues Canal streets and Lake Bland street Central Avenue and the Boothwood addition entrance. Assessments will be spread over nearly all abutting property owners as one tenth of the total. Mayor Blakely and city officials push for continued improvements and urge participation to complete the program.
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Welch
Canal Streets
Lake Ve. Bland Street
Central Avenue
Boothwood Addition
Blakely
Welch Streets
Welch Briefs: Marriages, Accidents, Court News
Marriages issued in McDowell County include Raymond Smith to Maggie Pauley and John Calloway to Dorothy Brown with ages in the early to mid twenties. A motorman, Clarence Berry, was treated for a mashed finger at Grace hospital after a motor incident. The McDowell circuit court opened with Judge Herndon, with divorce days slated for July 3 and 5. George Brazile, Coalwood, jailed after a drunken assault. sentenced to fifteen days on the roads and a $10 fine. A car crash near Keystone involved two Ford cars with several injuries, none serious, and one party faced a damaged vehicle and minor legal fuss. Hospitalized children suffered fractured arms from a fall, while two men survived a mountain plunge after a tire blowout. Local trivia notes include a skeptic store sign, a Klan-denial claim, and small-town quips about weekly fortunes.
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Coalwood
Hudson
Grace Hospital
Turman
Safety meeting tease and Welch daily miscellany notes
Local column from Northfork Hollow reports upcoming Huntington safety meeting on August 21 and a string of light stories. It lists officer actions on a train gang, humorous signs, banker and customer tales, wedding parades, hospital notices, and social visits in Welch and surrounding towns.
Hudson and Turman Escape Injury in Coalwood Mountain Crash
J. L. Hudson and Lee Turman of Gibbs & Hill Company narrowly escaped serious harm last evening when the Port car they drove in Coalwood mountain ran over a obstacle or embankment, details left unclear in the fragmented report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hudson
Lee Turman
Gibbs & Hill Company
Coalwood Mountain
Vegetable Compound Restores Health for Working Girls
A Baltimore mother of three credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health enough to work and care for her family. She recommends the tonic to other girls suffering a run-down condition, noting her improvement after trying three bottles.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Louisa
L. J. van Dyke
Spring St
Morrell Park
Baltimore
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Delightful surprise party for Mrs A Gordon Johnson
Mrs Johnson, leaving for Killarney, was the guest of about forty six at the home of H. Hall and then at Mrs Johnsons where she was welcomed by Cora Logan. Gifts were given and songs sung as the group enjoyed games music and conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy
Keystone
McDowell
A. G. Johnson
A. Gordon Johnson
Killarney
Mr. Johnson
Aaa
H. Hall
Mrs. Johnson
Cora BE. Logan
Northfork
Johnson
G. W. Dove
Huntington
Marshall College
Walter M. Dove
Alvah Otey
Claud Annbuster
Tazewell
P. B. Bowling
Matoaka
IE. N. Ritchey
Mary Dove
Thelmanee
Blueeld
Pearl Hubbard
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bluefeld
Mildred Dove
J. W. English
O. H. Hall
Chas
C.eeneea
Little
Kotex Promises New Sanitary Solution for Women
A promoted health product for menstrual hygiene claims protection and ease. It asserts that eight in ten women use Kotex, offering lightweight wear, no laundry, higher absorbency, deodorizing effects, and discreet use. Sold in drug or department stores for a few cents per twelve pack.
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KOTEX
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. V
Credit Bureaus OF State Meet
Street Mist
Mr. Carter
Rusmiselled
Dayton
Ohio
Willie White
E. B. King
Arrietta Cecil
W. J. Cecil
McComas
Claude Dove
G. M. Cottle
Spanishburg
Athens Road
Dove
Cottle
West Ja
Princeton-Beckley Road
Kegley
Hawkes
T. B. Lambert
Dagey Karnes
Greater
Princeton Kiwanis
McNutt Field
Just
Santon
P. S. Reaves
Ninth
Walker Streets
Hunter’s
Mercer Street
Allse
Princeton Lodge
R. T
Walker Hall
E. Blaine King
Oe M. Snidow
Tl Bureau
the Telegraph
Santon Bros
R. B. M’kenzie
Hal Roach
Tanglefwi
Edaa Hound
Ethel Shelton
Paone
E. B. Spangler
T. M. Fry
Bill Vinson
Mercer Healing Springs
Woman's Club
Presbyterian Church
LaVon Steel
Glenwood Park
Sadie Field
Eva Waddell
Scott White
Virginia Rowling
Alice Shaffer
Helen Miller
Pauline Faulkner
James Faulkner
Margaret Nanchie
Pauline
Katherine
Helen White
County
Mrs. W. B. McClaugherty
Straley
Spaspeioss Maciaeet
Welch Briefs
Raymond Smith
Maggie Pauley
Maitland
John B. Calloway
Dorothy Brown
Benglewood
Joe Joyce
Daisey Watkins
Thorpe
Clarence Berry
Roderfield
Berry
McDowell County
I. C. Herndon
Herndon
McDowell Court
George Brazile
Green
Brazie
Bright Parker
New Carolina
Ford
Bert Hagg
Vivian
Gilbert Mitchem
Davy
James Hicks
Harry Totz
H. Bank, of
Gary
Little Emmaline
Charlie’s
Northfork Hollow
Chevrois
J. H. Barker
Gary National Bank
Florida
Nothne
Carter Hotel
Darky
Kulluxers
Barker
W. A. Walk
K. S&s. Powell
James Campbell
Campbell
Selvation Army
Lee Morris
Williamson
Guy Hughes
Woodlawn Court
Edward O'Toole, Jr
East
O’toole
O'Toole
Christiansburg
Sam Goldman
Eugene H. Lepinsky
Chicago
S. S
Nature
M’dowell News
Orge Armstrong Custer
General Custer
Bull Run
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